Launch Vehicle Integration Engineer - Daily Flight Ops

Stoke Space; Florida; On-site; USD 129,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity - stock options

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Company-paid life and disability 보험

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Parental Leave

On-site gym or wellness stipend

Dog friendly offices

Job summary

Stoke Space seeks an Integration Engineer for flight vehicles and ground systems at Cape Canaveral, tasked with developing, commissioning, and operating a new launch pad from scratch. You’ll guide lifecycle activities from architecture to operations and work in a fast-paced, hands-on team environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in launch vehicle processing or related ground-support hardware, strong mechanical design and CAD skills, and a willingness to relocate to Florida.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a related role working on launch vehicle processing and/or critical ground support equipment hardware processing in an aerospace or similar high-performance application
• Proficient with 3D CAD software (Siemens NX preferred)
• Proficient creating and implementing procedures
• Knowledge of mechanics components such as piston actuators, bearings, linkages, hydraulic pumps, motors
• Fluids design knowledge related to vehicle hardware and infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain interface requirements and performance requirements for ground support equipment in coordination with the launch vehicle development team.
• Develop, build, test, operate, and maintain ground support equipment including hardware required to integrate, handle, and transport flight vehicles on and within a launch complex.
• Develop, maintain, and execute procedures for flight hardware including launch vehicle checkouts, integration, and processing.
• Develop, build, operate, and maintain supporting launch facilities including integration facilities and payload processing facilities.
• Develop, maintain, and execute procedures for commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and fluid system operations for ground support equipment and launch facilities.
• Develop and track work orders for launch vehicle integration procedures.
• Provide overall project and people management required to communicate schedule, budget, and overall status with the team.
• Coordinate with multiple departments and disciplines, including headquarters and test, inclusive of software and hardware, to ensure the launch complex is ready to receive, process, and integrate flight hardware.
• Provide engineering oversight for integration activities, including working "hands on hardware" with engineers and technicians
• Support launch operations as necessary on day of launch. Up to and including "on-console" support.
• Continuously improve flight hardware processing with a long-term goal of daily launches.

Skills

Mechanical design

Kinematics

Ground systems

Procedures creation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar field

Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar field

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Stoke Space seeks an Integration Engineer for flight vehicles and ground systems at Cape Canaveral, tasked with developing, commissioning, and operating a new launch pad from scratch. You’ll guide lifecycle activities from architecture to operations and work in a fast-paced, hands-on team environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in launch vehicle processing or related ground-support hardware, strong mechanical design and CAD skills, and a willingness to relocate to Florida.